Adults Love Video Games

flabbybuns writes "For those of you who feel you may waste too much time behind a controller fret no longer. According to a recent report on adult gamer statistics, it turns out that the adults are more hardcore about gaming than the kids are. "

Of course we do.

[Vengeance]

I'm WAY better at Unreal Tournament 2004 than my five year old.

Re:Of course we do.

[Anonymous Coward]

"MOM! Dad pwned me again!"

"There there, honey. You won't always be such a noob."

Kids ain't got sh*t on me!

[gasmonso]

I've been gaming since 1980 and will put the smackdown on any kids including my own :) Of course when I'm old, senile and can't wipe my own *ss, I probably won't be so good. But growing up with the classics that actually depended on good gameplay versus graphics makes one a better gamer. gasmonso

Missing statistic:

[rain9441]

75% of adult gamers act like teens.

Kids lack the necessary intellect!

[moochfish]

Kids can't possibly understand the subtle complexities of Pong.

Look at it this way...

[ElVee]

I'm a divorced, unattached, middle-aged man.

During the week I get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner. What should I do with the rest of my evening? I have no homework, I have no significant other demanding attention. TV sucks ass. I'm angry and bitter at the world and what better way to unwind and release some of that anger than smacking some punks around in World of Warcraft?

It was either online gaming or find a tall tower and a sniper rifle.

Re:What are you smoking?

[The-Bavis]

Not everyone was a business major.

Re:Stress relief

[The-Bus]

"The demands of work, home, marriage, etc. are all wiped away with a half an hour of tossing stormtroopers into the lava."

Ah, is that what they call it now? I guess "Performing the Jedi Hand Trick" and "Manually Targeting the Rebel Base" have become passé.

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[queef_latina]

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What a whiner. I just want you to know that I fully support abusing the moderation system to marginalize conservatives.

Re:Of course we do.

[Anonymous Coward]

or even...

son: "DAD!!! MOM pwnd me again in BF2!!!"

mom: "HAHA NO ALLOWENCE FOR YOU THIS WEEK!"

dad: "BOTH OF U STFU AND GOTO BED IT'S 3AM AND ONE PERSON IN THIS HOUSE STILL HAS TO GOTO WORK TO PAY FOR YOUR GODDAMN INTERNETS!"

(sorry for all the caps but u see these people all are in seperate rooms so they are shouting at eachother)

That's so wrong.

[Agave]

My first reaction upon reading this article was to doubt its veracity. I look at my parents, my grandparents and their friends and I assure you the adults do NOT play games more now then they did in 1983 when I got my first console [wikipedia.org].

and then it hit me: they mean me. no way, dude! I'm not one of THEM! I demand a new demographic!